ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 08U90KZ
Supplement Left Cornea with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach
| ICD-10-PCS: | 08U90KZ |
| Short Description: | Supplement Left Cornea with Nonaut Sub, Open Approach |
| Long Description: | Supplement Left Cornea with Nonautologous Tissue Substitute, Open Approach |
Valid for Submission
ICD-10-PCS 08U90KZ is a billable procedure code but might not be covered by Medicare. 08U90KZ is used to indicate the performance of supplement left cornea with nonautologous tissue substitute, open approach. The code is valid for the year 2019 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The procedure code 08U90KZ is in the medical and surgical section and is part of the eye body system, classified under the supplement operation. The applicable body part is cornea, left.
ToolsICD-10-PCS Details
| Position | Character Code | Designation | Label | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character 1 | 0 | Section | Medical and Surgical | |
| Character 2 | 8 | Body System | Eye | |
| Character 3 | U | Operation | Supplement | Herniorrhaphy using mesh, free nerve graft, mitral valve ring annuloplasty, put a new acetabular liner in a previous hip replacement |
| Character 4 | 9 | Body Part | Cornea, Left | |
| Character 5 | 0 | Approach | Open | Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure |
| Character 6 | K | Device | Nonautologous Tissue Substitute | Tissue bank graft |
| Character 7 | Z | Qualifier | No Qualifier |
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 Code Edits are applicable to this code:
- Non-covered Procedure Codes - this code is intended for the procedures codes identified here are always non-covered procedures.
Diagnostic Related Groups
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The procedure code 08U90KZ is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V36.0 applicable from 10/01/2018 through 09/30/2019.
- 116 - INTRAOCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC/MCC
- 117 - INTRAOCULAR PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 907 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC
- 908 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH CC
- 909 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 957 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC
- 958 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC
- 959 - OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITHOUT CC/MCC
Convert 08U90KZ to ICD-9-PCS
The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
What is ICD-10-PCS?
The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates.
Each ICD-10-PCS code has a structure of seven alphanumeric characters and contains no decimals. The first character defines the major "section". Depending on the "section" the second through seventh characters mean different things.